Gregory Burkart
This Clip Seems to Show a Mysterious Stone Melting Metal on Contact
The following bizarre clip, which is said to have originated in Myanmar (a.k.a. Burma), has recently gone viral — thanks to the continuing mystery surrounding a mysterious black rock’s alleged ability to melt any metal object that touches it. Apart from the video’s brief description, details have been scarce about the authenticity of the clip, […]
Gregory Burkart
This Artist’s Humongous Graffiti Spider is Horrifyingly Awesome
Attention arachnophobes: you might want to steer clear of this article (sorry about the lead image, but we have serious reporting to do here). All others: you’re in for some of the coolest, most insanely amazing monster street art you’ve ever seen. Portuguese artist Sergio Odeith has mastered the technique of painting murals that employ […]
Gregory Burkart
This Ad Agency’s Latest Call for Interns is Creepy as Hell
Advertising agency Mother USA has just launched a freaky new campaign in search of potential interns… and if a summer internship with advertising execs weren’t a horrifying enough prospect, they’ve managed to weed out all but the bravest applicants with their latest approach. Just the URL of the new landing page, ComeToMother.com, is enough cause […]
Gregory Burkart
A Horrific Urban Legend Comes Calling in the Horror Short INVOKE!
The perfect setup for a creepypasta often involves the appearance of a mysterious file via text or email — one which the story’s protagonist often mistakes for a message or joke from a friend, who then denies sending it. That’s why the 2017 short film INVOKE by writer-director Carlos Omar de León should hit all […]
Gregory Burkart
Listen to Unexplained “Apocalyptic” Sounds in the Hawaii Skies
Over the past decade, there have been countless reports of ominous “sky trumpets” or similar unidentified sonic events from sites all around the world… but a recently-recorded chorus of deep, horn-like blasts from the skies over Hawaii’s Pahala Mountains is one of the most pronounced and disturbing examples of this phenomenon. A YouTube video uploaded […]
Gregory Burkart
VIDEO: Huge Spider Crab Leaves Its Group to Chase a Scuba Diver
Here’s another one for my “thanks for the nightmares, Australia” file… although the emotional reactions to this underwater encounter sort of depend on the eye of the beholder. Expert scuba diver and marine photographer PT Hirschfield was filming a small army of marching spider crabs in Port Phillip Bay, Australia when one of the eight-legged […]
Gregory Burkart
VIDEO: Dashcam Records a Ghostly Figure Four Times in One Night
Dash-mounted camera footage from civilian vehicles tends to go viral when it bears witness to a horrific highway accident, or a near-death close call… but there are some equally frightening exceptions [like this one]. The latest dashcam clip to blow up on the web doesn’t involve collisions, fires, tornadoes or other natural occurrences; this one […]
Gregory Burkart
Watch the “Faceshopping” Video That’s Terrifying Viewers Worldwide
I can’t recall sharing a music video this deranged since Valentino Khan’s “Deep Down Low” unleashed Hentai tentacles from the eye-sockets of restaurant patrons [watch it here if you don’t mind tripping balls for a few minutes]. The latest visual project from DJ, producer and electro-pop artist SOPHIE (who co-directed with Aaron Chan), FACESHOPPING is […]
Gregory Burkart
The Good News is, Your Date is Here. The Bad News is… YOUR DATE IS HERE!
This smart and shocking short taps into the current trend in retro board-gaming with a nostalgic spin on the cheesy vintage game MYSTERY DATE. But as you’ll discover soon enough, that’s where the players’ fun ends… and their nightmares begin. “Open the door to see what I look like…” Written and directed by Zak White […]
Gregory Burkart
This Chicken Reportedly Lost Its Head 2 Weeks Ago… and It’s Still Alive
This isn’t the first documened case of this weird and gross phenomenon, but it’s definitely been a while since it made news… and you’re probably grateful for that. But since it’s part of my job to unearth weird and disturbing stuff, I’m gonna drop some icky info you might not have stumbled upon willingly. You’re […]
Gregory Burkart
Real or Fake, This Snowboarder’s Close Encounter with a Bear is Still Terrifying
When you spend most of your waking hours (plus some less-lucid mental states) scrubbing the upper and lower sides of the web in search of bizarre, creepy, unexplained and often nightmare-inducing material, it’s understandable you have to sift through a lot of hoaxes and misinterpreted footage to get to the rare WTF gems that just […]
Gregory Burkart
Yes, Robot Spiders Exist Now… Want to See One in Action?
When robotics Professor Ingo Rechenberg observed a strange spider in the Sahara Desert a decade ago, the arachnid’s unusual form of locomotion ended up inspiring the design for his latest robot design, which was recently revealed to the public for this year’s Hannover Messe technology fair in Germany. The “BionicWheelBot” was designed by Rechenberg for […]
Gregory Burkart
Will Smith Has a Date with Sophia the Robot… and it Doesn’t Go Well [VIDEO]
Will Smith has shared the screen with all manner of robots, aliens, zombies and other beings… and his characters tend to deal with them by shooting them, punching them or blowing them up (usually followed by a clever catchphrase). But Will Smith the actor has never really tried an alternate strategy — like, for example, […]
Gregory Burkart
EXCLUSIVE: The Dwarves’ Music Video DEVIL’S LEVEL Will Rip Your Eyes Out! [NSFW]
Notoriously twisted shock-rockers The Dwarves have been assaulting ears, eyes, brains and stages for over three decades now — and they’re still embracing that distinctive brand of crazed, grotesque and freakishly fun DIY outsider art that first splattered them across the music map. That’s why it’s our pleasure to offer you the exclusive online premiere […]
Gregory Burkart
His Name is Charles the Robot… and He’s Watching You Very Closely
It seems the snarky but stylish “social robot” Sophia [recently spotted rocking a new look] now has some serious competition for a starring role in your next nightmare… or perhaps as Imperious Leader of the robot uprising that will “destroy humans” (Sophia’s own words). His name is Charles, and while he’s not nearly as urbane […]
